Name: Chicken manchurian recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 lb/ 1/2 kg boneless chicken, cut into bite size pieces; 2 tsp of ginger garlic paste; 2 Tbsp of all purpose/corn flour; 1/2 of egg; 1 Tbsp of soy sauce; 1/2 Tbsp of rice vinegar; 1 tsp of chilly garlic sauce; 1 tsp of black pepper; Salt to taste; oil for shallow frying; 4 spring onion, finely chopped(green and white seperated); 1 inch finely chopped ginger; 4 big garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1/4 cup finley chopped cabbage(optional); 1 can of chicken stock/water; 2 Tbsp of ketchup; 2 Tbsp of soy sauce; 1 Tbsp of rice vinegar; 1 Tbsp of chilly sauce or to taste; 2 tsp of corn starch; Salt and pepper, if needed

A very popular Indo-Chinese recipe in which small bite size fried chicken pieces in a thick spicy Chinese sauce. It’s a very common and loved fast food in India.

Chicken manchurian recipe

Recipe by Neha NairCourse: MainCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Medium

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Marination time

hour

Chicken Manchurian is a super popular Indo Chinese dish in which chicken pieces are stir fried and tossed in spicy and sour sauce.

Ingredients

Marination :-
1 lb/ 1/2 kg boneless chicken, cut into bite size pieces
2 tsp of ginger garlic paste
2 Tbsp of all purpose/corn flour
1/2 of egg
1 Tbsp of soy sauce
1/2 Tbsp of rice vinegar
1 tsp of chilly garlic sauce
1 tsp of black pepper
Salt to taste
oil for shallow frying
For Gravy :-
4 spring onion, finely chopped(green and white seperated)
1 inch finely chopped ginger
4 big garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/4 cup finley chopped cabbage(optional)
1 can of chicken stock/water
2 Tbsp of ketchup
2 Tbsp of soy sauce
1 Tbsp of rice vinegar
1 Tbsp of chilly sauce or to taste
2 tsp of corn starch
Salt and pepper, if needed

Directions

In a bowl, whisk well marination ingredients except chicken and oil. Now add chicken pieces and mix and refrigerate it for an hour.
Pour oil in a hot wide pan and fry the chicken pieces until golden brown. You can either deep fry or shallow fry. Keep it aside.
Now in another pan, heat oil and fry ginger for about 30 sec, then add garlic, white part of green onion and stir fry until onions are soft.
Now add cabbage, stir again for 2 minutes. Then add all the sauces and let it cook for 2 minutes.
In a bowl whisk corn starch with stock and add it to the gravy and let it come to boil over medium heat.
When the sauce is little thick add the chicken pieces and mix well. Let it cook for another 1 min, then turn off the heat and garnish with green part of onion.